Psalms 71 · Verse 11

Psalms 71:11

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
Psalms 71:11, King James Version

Psalms 71:11 in other translations

BSBsaying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
WEBsaying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
ASVSaying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.
YLTSaying, ‘God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'
DARBYSaying,God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver.
BBESaying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.
WebsterSaying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

What does Psalms 71:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 71:10-11

10-11. The craft and malicious taunts of his enemies now led him to call for aid (compare the terms used, 2Sa 17:12; Psa 3:2; 7:2).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 God hath forsaken him - "God, who has been his special help all through life, and who has guarded him so that no hand could be raised successfully against him, has now cast him off; therefore we shall easily prevail against him. His present adversity shows that God is no longer his friend." Thus men judge. "Secular prosperity is a proof of God's favor: adversity is a proof of his displeasure." But this is not God's way, except in especial judgments, etc. He never manifests his pleasure or displeasure by secular good or ill.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 71:1-13

David prays that he might never be made ashamed of dependence upon God. With this petition every true believer may come boldly to the throne of grace. The gracious care of Divine providence in our birth and infancy, should engage us to early piety. He that was our Help from our birth, ought to be our Hope from our youth. Let none expect ease or comfort from the world. Those who love the Lord, often are hated and…

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Psalms 71:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֵ֭אמֹרLe.mor<to> sayingH559
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
עֲזָב֑וֹa.za.Vohe has forsaken himH5800
רִֽדְפ֥וּrid.FupursueH7291
וְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּve.tif.Su.huand seize himH8610
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
אֵ֥ין'einthere notH369
מַצִּֽיל\׃ma.Tzil[is] a delivererH5337

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 71:11

  • Psalms 7:2

    Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

  • Psalms 50:22

    Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

  • Matthew 27:46

    And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

  • Psalms 3:2

    Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:13-14

    Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand? Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?

  • Daniel 3:15

    Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

  • Psalms 42:10

    As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

  • Matthew 27:42-43

    He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

  • Psalms 37:28

    For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Psalms 37:25

    I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

  • Psalms 41:7-8

    All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt. An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

  • Matthew 27:49

    The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

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God.
3:2; 37:25,28; 41:7,8; 42:10; Mt 27:42,43,46,49
for there.
7:2; 50:22; 2Ch 32:13,14; Da 3:15

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Context

  • Psalms 71:10

    For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

  • Psalms 71:11

    Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

  • Psalms 71:12

    O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

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Psalms 71:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Diciendo: Dios lo ha dejado: perseguid y tomadle, porque no hay quien le libre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Disant: Dieu l’a abandonné; poursuivez-le et saisissez-le, car il n’y a personne qui le délivre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sie sagen: Gott hat ihn verlassen; verfolget und greifet ihn, denn kein Erretter ist da!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et adorabunt eum omnes reges terræ; omnes gentes servient ei.